The car embedded in the house in Hillmeads Road, Kings Norton. (Image: April Owuodzie)

The 40-year-old masters degree student said: “It was terrifying. The shock of the car smashing through the lounge was beyond belief. I feared my family could have been killed.

“But then to go outside and be approached by two men who then attacked me was terrifying. I was punched a number of times before I ran back inside my house.

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“I believe these men were linked to the three men who ran out of the car. It was a terrifying experience.”

Mr Dauramanzi says his family are now stopping in a nearby Premier Inn while work is carried out to make their home structurally safe again.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: “An investigation is under way and tests have been carried out on the vehicle involved. We are also investigating an assault on Mr Dauramanzi shortly after the car went into his house. People with information should contact us.”